وسادة

Arabic

وِسَادَة

Alternative forms

• وِسَاد (wisād), وُسَاد (wusād), وَسَاد (wasād)

Etymology

Originally, a thing placed under the base of the head to sleep upon, hence a cushion, a seat or place to rest something upon. Cognate to Hebrew יְסוֹד (yǝsṓḏ, “base, foundation”), Aramaic אִיסָדָא (ʾĕsāḏā, “thing placed beneath, at the base or bottom; pillow”), Classical Syriac ܒܣܕܝܐ (bessāḏyā, “pillow, couch, place to rest upon”, literally “at the base or pillow”), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, “base, foundation”), Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/⁠išdu⁠/, “base, foundation”), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

وِسَادَة or وَسَادَة or وُسَادَة • (wisāda or wasāda or wusāda) f (plural وَسَائِد (wasāʔid) or وِسَادَات (wisādāt) or وَسَادَات (wasādāt) or وُسَادَات (wusādāt))

1. pillow, cushion, bolster
2. throne

Declension

Declension of noun وِسَادَة (wisāda)‎; وَسَادَة (wasāda)‎; وُسَادَة (wusāda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وِسَادَة‎; وَسَادَة‎; وُسَادَة wisāda‎; wasāda‎; wusāda	الْوِسَادَة‎; الْوَسَادَة‎; الْوُسَادَة al-wisāda‎; al-wasāda‎; al-wusāda	وِسَادَة‎; وَسَادَة‎; وُسَادَة wisādat‎; wasādat‎; wusādat
Nominative	وِسَادَةٌ‎; وَسَادَةٌ‎; وُسَادَةٌ wisādatun‎; wasādatun‎; wusādatun	الْوِسَادَةُ‎; الْوَسَادَةُ‎; الْوُسَادَةُ al-wisādatu‎; al-wasādatu‎; al-wusādatu	وِسَادَةُ‎; وَسَادَةُ‎; وُسَادَةُ wisādatu‎; wasādatu‎; wusādatu
Accusative	وِسَادَةً‎; وَسَادَةً‎; وُسَادَةً wisādatan‎; wasādatan‎; wusādatan	الْوِسَادَةَ‎; الْوَسَادَةَ‎; الْوُسَادَةَ al-wisādata‎; al-wasādata‎; al-wusādata	وِسَادَةَ‎; وَسَادَةَ‎; وُسَادَةَ wisādata‎; wasādata‎; wusādata
Genitive	وِسَادَةٍ‎; وَسَادَةٍ‎; وُسَادَةٍ wisādatin‎; wasādatin‎; wusādatin	الْوِسَادَةِ‎; الْوَسَادَةِ‎; الْوُسَادَةِ al-wisādati‎; al-wasādati‎; al-wusādati	وِسَادَةِ‎; وَسَادَةِ‎; وُسَادَةِ wisādati‎; wasādati‎; wusādati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وِسَادَتَيْن‎; وَسَادَتَيْن‎; وُسَادَتَيْن wisādatayn‎; wasādatayn‎; wusādatayn	الْوِسَادَتَيْن‎; الْوَسَادَتَيْن‎; الْوُسَادَتَيْن al-wisādatayn‎; al-wasādatayn‎; al-wusādatayn	وِسَادَتَيْ‎; وَسَادَتَيْ‎; وُسَادَتَيْ wisādatay‎; wasādatay‎; wusādatay
Nominative	وِسَادَتَانِ‎; وَسَادَتَانِ‎; وُسَادَتَانِ wisādatāni‎; wasādatāni‎; wusādatāni	الْوِسَادَتَانِ‎; الْوَسَادَتَانِ‎; الْوُسَادَتَانِ al-wisādatāni‎; al-wasādatāni‎; al-wusādatāni	وِسَادَتَا‎; وَسَادَتَا‎; وُسَادَتَا wisādatā‎; wasādatā‎; wusādatā
Accusative	وِسَادَتَيْنِ‎; وَسَادَتَيْنِ‎; وُسَادَتَيْنِ wisādatayni‎; wasādatayni‎; wusādatayni	الْوِسَادَتَيْنِ‎; الْوَسَادَتَيْنِ‎; الْوُسَادَتَيْنِ al-wisādatayni‎; al-wasādatayni‎; al-wusādatayni	وِسَادَتَيْ‎; وَسَادَتَيْ‎; وُسَادَتَيْ wisādatay‎; wasādatay‎; wusādatay
Genitive	وِسَادَتَيْنِ‎; وَسَادَتَيْنِ‎; وُسَادَتَيْنِ wisādatayni‎; wasādatayni‎; wusādatayni	الْوِسَادَتَيْنِ‎; الْوَسَادَتَيْنِ‎; الْوُسَادَتَيْنِ al-wisādatayni‎; al-wasādatayni‎; al-wusādatayni	وِسَادَتَيْ‎; وَسَادَتَيْ‎; وُسَادَتَيْ wisādatay‎; wasādatay‎; wusādatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَسَائِد‎; وِسَادَات‎; وَسَادَات‎; وُسَادَات wasāʔid‎; wisādāt‎; wasādāt‎; wusādāt	الْوَسَائِد‎; الْوِسَادَات‎; الْوَسَادَات‎; الْوُسَادَات al-wasāʔid‎; al-wisādāt‎; al-wasādāt‎; al-wusādāt	وَسَائِد‎; وِسَادَات‎; وَسَادَات‎; وُسَادَات wasāʔid‎; wisādāt‎; wasādāt‎; wusādāt
Nominative	وَسَائِدُ‎; وِسَادَاتٌ‎; وَسَادَاتٌ‎; وُسَادَاتٌ wasāʔidu‎; wisādātun‎; wasādātun‎; wusādātun	الْوَسَائِدُ‎; الْوِسَادَاتُ‎; الْوَسَادَاتُ‎; الْوُسَادَاتُ al-wasāʔidu‎; al-wisādātu‎; al-wasādātu‎; al-wusādātu	وَسَائِدُ‎; وِسَادَاتُ‎; وَسَادَاتُ‎; وُسَادَاتُ wasāʔidu‎; wisādātu‎; wasādātu‎; wusādātu
Accusative	وَسَائِدَ‎; وِسَادَاتٍ‎; وَسَادَاتٍ‎; وُسَادَاتٍ wasāʔida‎; wisādātin‎; wasādātin‎; wusādātin	الْوَسَائِدَ‎; الْوِسَادَاتِ‎; الْوَسَادَاتِ‎; الْوُسَادَاتِ al-wasāʔida‎; al-wisādāti‎; al-wasādāti‎; al-wusādāti	وَسَائِدَ‎; وِسَادَاتِ‎; وَسَادَاتِ‎; وُسَادَاتِ wasāʔida‎; wisādāti‎; wasādāti‎; wusādāti
Genitive	وَسَائِدَ‎; وِسَادَاتٍ‎; وَسَادَاتٍ‎; وُسَادَاتٍ wasāʔida‎; wisādātin‎; wasādātin‎; wusādātin	الْوَسَائِدِ‎; الْوِسَادَاتِ‎; الْوَسَادَاتِ‎; الْوُسَادَاتِ al-wasāʔidi‎; al-wisādāti‎; al-wasādāti‎; al-wusādāti	وَسَائِدِ‎; وِسَادَاتِ‎; وَسَادَاتِ‎; وُسَادَاتِ wasāʔidi‎; wisādāti‎; wasādāti‎; wusādāti

Derived terms

• وَسَّدَ (wassada, “to put a pillow under; to put to a pillow, to lay, to rest”)
• تَوَسَّدَ (tawassada, “to employ a pillow; to occupy oneself without cease with, to neglect other things for something”)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wsaː.da/

Noun

وسادة • (wsāda) f (plural وسادات (wsādāt) or وسايد (wsāyid))

1. cushion

   Synonyms: مخدة (mḵadda, “pillow, cushion”), خدية (ḵaddiyya, “pillow, cushion”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wsaː.de/, [ˈwsæː.de]
• IPA^(key): /wsaː.da/, [ˈwsæː.da]

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Noun

وسادة • (wsāde) f (plural وسادات (wsādāt) or وسائد (wasāʔed))

1. pillow

   Synonym: مخدّة (mḵadde)